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Amendments to the Slovak Citizenship Act Effective from July 15, 2026

This article presents a summary of the main points of the planned amendment to the Act on State Citizenship of...

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How to get a birth certificate and passport for a child born abroad

A descendant of a Slovak citizen automatically acquires Slovak citizenship by birth. They are thus entitled not only to the...

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Citizenship of the SR by descent – emigration before 1918

Did your ancestor emigrate from the territory of Czechoslovakia before the year 1918? We at AKMV also handle these cases.

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Options for Foreigners to Obtain a Slovak Passport

The issuance of travel documents of the Slovak Republic is regulated by Act No. 647/2007 Coll. on travel documents and...

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Acquisition and Loss of State Citizenship in the 19th – 21st Century

During the time of Austria-Hungary, a large number of regulations governing state citizenship were in force in our territory, such...

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Divorce and Settlement of Joint Matrimonial Property with an EU Citizen

Divorce with a foreigner brings more legal questions than a standard divorce, as decisions are made according to both European...

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Recognition and Enforcement of a Foreign Judgment – Part 1

For a court decision to be valid and enforceable in a state other than the one that issued it, it...

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Recognition of a judgment in a matter of determination of parentage

Some decisions of foreign courts need to be recognised by a special procedure in a Slovak court. According to §...

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